ZIL157 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) A couple of pictures of CCKW's with the same modification to the front bumper. Can anyone provide a photo of the 'A' frame, crane jib, or whatever, that these brackets were made to fit ? Cheers. Edited May 24, 2013 by ZIL157 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I think you'll find these brackets are Norwegian (post war) - and I always assumed they were snowplough brackets (but you've got me wondering now :cool2:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIL157 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 I think you'll find these brackets are Norwegian (post war) - and I always assumed they were snowplough brackets (but you've got me wondering now :cool2:). I'm sure they're post war, but would like confirmation as to exact use. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Those are not any A Frame mounts that I've seen. The A Frame mount is chunkier, and sits on top on the chassis leg further back around / behind the tow hook. That one foot movement to the rear reduces the huge loads an A Frame puts on the front springs / axle / chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I don't have a lot of A-Frame equipped CCKW photos, but this is from 'A Universal Truck' Note how far back the a-frame is. The book does show other CCKWs post war with all kids of accessories attached to the front bumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) This is from the 'Becker Book' Edited May 25, 2013 by deadline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) That last pic shows the jib secured by a couple of short chains with rings on the ends held by the tow hooks. Simple idea (if a bit unstable!). Edited May 25, 2013 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZIL157 Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Yes, that 'simple idea' occured to me that if the mounts were low enough, there'd be just about enough angle to use the tow hooks as anchor points. Theres a picture on flickr ( cckw/ that shows a front mounted jib and the mounting points seem to be front mounted on the bumper. I say seems because unfortunately it was taken from behind the vehicle and it's difficult to be sure. Thanks for the interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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